Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC)recently awarded $88,500 to area organizations through its 2025 Community Grants program All 58 organizations have demonstrated a commitment to creating positive, lasting change across Brunswick and Columbus counties. This year’s [Read More]
An early morning wreck in Tabor City claimed the life of a Holly Ridge man. Phillip Ray Grant, 60, crossed the center line and struck a commercial vehicle head-on just before 5 a.m. on May [Read More]
A shoplifter allegedly assaulted two Dollar General employees May 8 before fleeing the scene. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to the Dollar General on Cronly Drive in Delco around 9:15 a.m. Staff [Read More]
Twelve law enforcement officers from Columbus County will be honored at the sheriff’s office memorial park Friday as part of National Police Week and Peace Officer’s Memorial Day. The earliest recorded death of a local [Read More]
The YWCA Lower Cape Fear will host an Open House celebrating the new location of its Early Parenthood Program (EPP) in Whiteville on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 310 Jefferson St., Whiteville. [Read More]
Dear Jasmine, I missed seeing you enter this world by just a few minutes the other day, but I was happy to welcome you a week afterward. As I expected, you are just as pretty [Read More]
A false report of a potential school shooting may result in real trouble for two Whiteville High students. The sheriff’s office said an anonymous tip submitted via the “Say Something” app claimed that a student [Read More]
Whiteville taxpayers could see the equivalent of a two cent tax increase under the county’s new plans for collections. City council on Tuesday will discuss the county’s decision to end the longstanding agreement between municipalities [Read More]
Horry County Police are investigating after a worker at a kangaroo farm was found dead Friday. Horry Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said Eric Slate, 52, died of multiple blunt injuries. He was found inside [Read More]
April was a big time for online gambling in North Carolina. The state gaming commission release the April numbers his morning (Monday). Online gamblers in North Carolina wagered $576,209,378 on sporting events in April through [Read More]
The suspect in the murder of a Delco woman last year now faces a charge of killing her unborn child. Lance Errington Sandlin IV, 47, of 4868 Delco Prosper Rd., was charged with murder of [Read More]
Michelle Sykes knew something was wrong the moment her daughter called. It was 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2019, and the then-13 year old was spending the night with her best friend, the daughter of [Read More]
Keith Douglas Wilkins Jr. of Delco took an Alford plea on charges of indecent liberties Thursday in Columbus County Superior Court. An Alford plea means the defendant does not admit guilt but recognizes he could [Read More]
Justin Burney was found guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom today of multiple charges of statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a minor, and sentenced to at least 104 years in prison. Burney’s trial [Read More]
A battle is brewing between state ag and health officials and the General Assembly over a controversial bill making its way through the house. House Bill 609 would legalize the sale of raw, non-pasteurized goat [Read More]
The Sunset Road fire moves into its second week tomorrow, and firefighters are on “seek and destroy” missions targeting smoldering hotspots in the 1,300 acre affected area. “The main focus now is seek-and-destroy missions,” said [Read More]
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